Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in ape_decode_frame() in libavcodec/apedec.c that fails to enforce the 73728-sample limit for legacy APE frames. Attackers can supply a crafted legacy Monkey's Audio file declaring an enormous nblocks value to force gigabyte-scale allocations and cause denial of service.
Published: 2026-11-09
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in ape_decode_frame() in libavcodec/apedec.c that fails to enforce the 73728-sample limit for legacy APE frames. Attackers can supply a crafted legacy Monkey's Audio file declaring an enormous nblocks value to force gigabyte-scale allocations and cause denial of service.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Memory Exhaustion DoS via APE Decoder apedec.c
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T21:06:58.737Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T17:44:26.336Z

Link: CVE-2026-125104

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T21:04:26.628Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:51.627

Modified: 2026-11-10T21:46:36.043

Link: CVE-2026-125104

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T23:00:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-789

    Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value